The TOUR Academy located at Centennial Golf Club in Carmel, New York is first TOUR Academy location in the Northeast. Centennial Golf Club is home to the Met area’s Finest Practice Facilities. The driving range is double ended with 65 tees both grass (Saturday and Sunday only) and artificial. The range features bunkered target greens. There are three putting greens and two separate chipping and bunker areas – the most extensive short game practice area around.

Centennial Golf Club has been designed and developed in keeping with the richest traditions of the game. The total golfing experience at Centennial is on a level with the country's most prestigious private clubs. The 27 hole championship course was designed by Larry Nelson who called this 340 acre tract with its spectacular views, "the most naturally suited to golf" he has ever seen. Every aspect of this premier facility provides the best the game has to offer on a "pay for play basis."

Each of our TOUR Academy instructors is a carefully selected career teaching professional who share a refreshing, effective and proven approach to the art of successful golf instruction.

All of our instructors are certified to the exacting standards of the TOUR Academy brand. Certification requires a commitment to the core values that define the TOUR Academies and a demonstrated level of expertise to the four cornerstones of improvement:

• Full swing, Short game and On-course Instruction
• Club-Fitting
• Fitness
• Mental Conditioning
  

The TOUR Academy approach requires all instructors to adhere to a personable, straight-forward teaching style of applying the golf's accepted fundamentals and a positive mental approach to the game. Our expert staff will:

• Help you develop a game plan that will lead to more confidence on the golf course. This game plan will focus on the specific areas of improvement whether it’s full swing, short game or on-course instruction. Whether it’s adding more distance to your drives, improving accuracy of approach shots or saving shots around the greens – we can help.
• Use the latest and greatest in golf technology. These tools will enhance the learning environment and provide all of the necessary data to improve anyone’s game. When combining the world of visual learning with the appropriate auditory and feel, each educational experience will be maximized.
• Teach you the ball flight laws so you will be able to recognize your own swing flaws as they occur and make the necessary corrections. An individualized practice routine will be established so you can focus on how you can improve your swing fundamentals after returning home.
• Enhance your short game feel by teaching you the time-tested mechanics that will allow you to master putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play as well as some specialty short game shots which, together, represent the majority of the game's shots and the fastest route to lowering your scores.
• Help you develop a pre-shot routine that establishes a solid foundation for consistent and accurate execution on every type of shot you will face on the course. A solid pre-shot routine will help the transition from the practice facility to the golf course.
• Help you blend the improvements of your swing technique with the proper club-fitting. Blending the instruction and the club-fitting together will allow for any player to be custom fitted for long-term progression.
• Our experienced Fitness staff consists of a licensed physical therapist, a NFPT-certified fitness professional and a board certified sports dietitian whom will assess and design a game plan to build towards peak performance on the golf course.